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The Roots of Heaven is a 1958 American adventure film in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color made by 20th Century Fox, directed by John Huston and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Romain Gary and Patrick Leigh Fermor is based on Romain Gary's 1956 Prix Goncourt winning novel The Roots of Heaven (Les racines du ciel).
The film starred Errol Flynn, Juliette Gréco, Trevor Howard, Eddie Albert, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Herbert Lom and Gregoire Aslan. The film itself was shot on location in French Equatorial Africa.
Original Release
10/15/1958
US Release
10/15/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Errol Flynn | Forsythe |
| Trevor Howard | Morel |
| Eddie Albert | Abe Fields |
| Orson Welles | Cy Sedgewick |
| Paul Lukas | Saint Denis |
| Herbert Lom | Orsini |
| Gregoire Aslan | Habib |
| André Luguet | Governor |
| Friedrich von Ledebur | Peer Qvist |
| Edric Connor | Waitari |
Directors
Writers
Romain Gary, Patrick Leigh-Fermor
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Errol Flynn | Forsythe |
| Trevor Howard | Morel |
| Eddie Albert | Abe Fields |
| Orson Welles | Cy Sedgewick |
| Paul Lukas | Saint Denis |
| Herbert Lom | Orsini |
| Gregoire Aslan | Habib |
| André Luguet | Governor |
| Friedrich von Ledebur | Peer Qvist |
| Edric Connor | Waitari |
| Olivier Hussenot | Baron |
| Pierre Dudan | Major Schölscher |
| Marc Doelnitz | De Vries |
| Francis de Wolff | Father Farque |
| Dan Jackson | Madjumba |
| Maurice de Canonge | Haas |
| Jacques Marin | Cerisot |
| Habib Benglia | Korotoro |
| Bachir Touré | Yussef |
| Alain Saury | A.D.C. |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Holden | Executive Producer |
| Robert L. Jacks | Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
